Notre Dame Club of Ventura County

10/30/2026

Día de los Mu***os (Day of the Dead) is a celebration to remember family and friends who have passed away. The campus will have several events for students and faculty to participate. The traditions run deep in our community and there are many oportunities here to commemorate and celebrate our loved ones as well.

On a sad note, the University offers its condolences and prayers following the death of Dolores Huerta, a champion of human rights. Dolores visited the Notre Dame campus as a special guest of the Institute for Latino Studies' Transformative Latino Leadership Lecture Series

Some ways to celebrate Dia de los Mu***os here at home:

Dia de los Mu***os Festival
Sat. Oct 31, Noon, Sun. Nov. 1, Noon
420 E Santa Clara St, Downtown Ventura

This free festival spans three blocks on Santa Clara Street and features altars, Catrinas, cultural dance performances, a street market, and a Sunday classic car show with live music on California Street.

Día de los Mu***os Community Celebration
Sun, Nov 1, 12:00 - 3 PM
Santa Paula Art Museum
117 N 10th St, Santa Paula, CA

Free family festival featuring air-dry clay offerings, macramé skeleton keychains, paper skeleton puppets, sugar skull decorating, paper marigold making, youth mariachis, Folklórico and Aztec dance performances, and altar installations.

Dia del los Mu***os Community Ofrenda
Through Nov. 1
Camarillo Public Library
4101 E. Las Posas Road, Camarillo

Participate in the community ofrenda, which is an offering place to remember past loved ones. Be part of it by bringing in copies of pictures to the 2nd Floor Reference Desk.

10/08/2026

Exciting recognition for one of our faculty members in Theology.

John Cavadini, professor of theology (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame)

09/11/2026

This week's Gamewatch will once again be at Cronie's in Newbury Park. Let Cindy or the club know if you'll be joining us so we can save you a place. Go Irish!

08/22/2026

NDAA is bringing back its Alumni Spotlight! What young alum do you know who would be up for sharing what’s new in their passions, careers, and families? Nominate them here:

We're excited to learn more about you for your alumni spotlight on our Instagram! All of these questions are optional, but please complete whatever you would feel comfortable sharing publicly. Let's get started!

07/16/2026

Notre Dame is hiring!

The Unity Council is seeking a Communications Director to join the national leadership team. If you are a natural connector who wants to help shape how the Council communicates news, celebrates milestones, and promotes events to the alumni community, they want to hear from you. All backgrounds are welcome! This is your chance to step into a leadership role, expand your network, and give back in a powerful way.🎉

Interested or want more details? Drop them a line at [email protected].

07/02/2026

If you're available for a prayer break: https://www.facebook.com/notredamealumni/posts/pfbid0UTeA4CTQmhqokSNV56C9pvSUrSoyc8yDwta7qzCBrhWt2cAEfJKa9JrdeKeWzA8Yl

We invite you to pray the Rosary with the Notre Dame family and Rev. Michael Ryan, C.S.C., '12, from the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on Friday, July 3, at 12:30 p.m. ET on the Notre Dame Alumni Association's page.

06/15/2026

What a great UND Celebration! New students, old friends. Good speaker, good food, good conversation. Don't miss next year's!

06/08/2026

Keeping in mind what matters...
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Excellence is a standard that extends far beyond competition

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06/02/2026

Have you reserved your place at our annual UND Celebration Brunch yet?

Stay connected with the local Notre Dame family! Come to the Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo for Mass, social time, silent auction, and brunch. Our speaker this year is Justin Siler '11, Clubs Program Manager at the Notre Dame Alumni Association.

Mass starts at 10:00 a.m., with social hour and silent auction at 11:00 a.m. and brunch beginning at Noon. Tickets are $40 until June 7. Reservations received after that date will be an additional $5 and subject to availability. Register here:

The ND Club of Ventura County connects alumni, parents, and friends in Ventura County, CA, to support the University's mission to thrive in faith, learning, service and work.

05/29/2026

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Statement from Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., on the papal encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas:"

In "Magnifica Humanitas," Pope Leo XIV has given us a profound gift: a teaching that reminds us that every human life possesses an inviolable dignity and that safeguarding this dignity must be the foundation of every decision we make as we develop and apply artificial intelligence.

Signing this encyclical on the 135th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum," Pope Leo XIII’s historic letter on the rights of workers, is a deliberate choice. Just as Leo XIII addressed the disorientation of the industrial revolution, Leo XIV calls us to moral clarity and solidarity in the midst of this latest societal transformation, underscoring the urgency of the questions humankind faces.

At Notre Dame, our mission as a global Catholic research university compels us to advance Pope Leo XIV’s historic contribution to Catholic social tradition through our research, our teaching, and all of our work in service of the common good. The Holy Father has highlighted the critical role that Catholic scholars and researchers — and all those of goodwill — must play in raising moral questions and actively shaping new technologies to ensure they serve the entire human family.